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Troubleshooting

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Common issues and how to fix them.

"Your leads are ready" email didn't arrive

Check your spam folder first. If still missing:

  1. Open /settings/profile → make sure "Job complete notifications" is on
  2. Your email provider may be rejecting mail from our sending domain. Contact support and we'll check the delivery logs.
Mailbox got auto-paused

After 5 consecutive send failures, FlowMaticX auto-pauses the mailbox to protect your sender reputation. To resume:

  1. Check the bell icon for the pause notification — it explains why
  2. Open /inbox/connect → click the mailbox → check credentials
  3. If the password changed, regenerate an App Password and reconnect
  4. The pause auto-lifts on the next successful send
Cold emails landing in spam

See the full deliverability guide for the complete checklist. Most common causes:

  1. Missing DMARC record — add v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:postmaster@yourdomain.com to _dmarc.yourdomain.com
  2. Sending too fast from a new mailbox — enable warm-up mode and start at 10 sends/hour
  3. Spam trigger words in the body — re-run the AI writer, it's tuned to avoid these
  4. Image-only emails — always include text
IMAP poller not catching replies
  1. Check that IMAP credentials (host/port/user/pass) are set on the mailbox, not just SMTP
  2. The poller runs every 5 minutes — wait a full cycle before reporting a miss
  3. IMAP must be enabled in your email provider's web settings (Gmail disables it by default for new accounts)
  4. Your provider may block port 993 from external IPs — contact them if you're sure everything else is right
Lead job stuck on "Scraping…" forever
  1. Open the job detail page
  2. Look at the "Current step" counter
  3. If the step hasn't moved in 5+ minutes, the scrape may have timed out. Check the live log for error messages.
  4. As a last resort, click Cancel — the job stops gracefully and refunds unused credits.
Rank tracking not updating
  1. Check that your project has at least one active keyword
  2. Check the project's "Last checked" timestamp — it should be within 24 hours
  3. Click Force re-check on the project page to trigger a manual update
  4. If still stuck, contact support — we can re-run the cron manually
Export CSV is missing columns

The default export includes every column in the Lead schema. If a column is empty, it's because we didn't find that data for those leads. For example:

  • Rating is only populated for Google Maps leads
  • Seniority / Department is only populated for Pro Database + LinkedIn leads
  • Follower count is only populated for Instagram + TikTok leads

Use the source tabs on /leads to filter to a specific source before exporting.

Can I delete a lead permanently?

Yes. Open the lead detail → click the trash icon in the top-right. Deleted leads are soft-deleted for 30 days (you can restore from Settings → Trash), then purged.

GDPR export

Settings → Privacy → Export workspace data. We zip up every row we store about your workspace (leads, jobs, audits, mailboxes, messages, sequences) and email you a download link within 10 minutes. This is GDPR Article 15 + 20 compliant.

Still stuck?
  • In-app: /contact → we usually reply within 4 hours on business days
  • Email: hello@flowmaticx.com
  • Docs: you're reading them — every page has a feedback button at the bottom